6 Reels with 117,649 Megaways adds some spice

Big Time Gaming have unleashed another huge ways-to-win game in this Extra Chilli slot machine, this time with a slight Mexican feel.

Unlike your usual five reel games, this Extra Chilli game gives you a varying number of ways to win, or what BTG call Megaways over 6 reels.

These can go from a few hundred up to that 117,649 top ways to win which has the potential to reward you with up to 10,000 times your total bet. In our experience though expect a few thousand ways to win on each spin, with anything over 20,000 ways to win spins few and far between.

But not only do you get huge ways to win, you also get cascading reels, and an extra row giving you more win potential.

A taste of Mexico wrapped up in a slot

Set on a backdrop of a Mexican market the 6 reels are encompassed within a market stall with various coloured chillies and garlic all around – not unlike the Taco Brother slot by Elk.

The 6 reels are also covered in gem-like green, blue, red and purple high paying symbols. These are mixed with lower paying A – 9 symbols along with fireworks wilds and bonus ‘H’, ‘O’, ‘T’ bonus scatters.

Mix in the constant backing track with guitar, trumpets and the occasional shout and it’s like your enjoying a proper Mexican fiesta.

Which, we’ll admit, can be annoying at times, but you can turn off the sounds to enjoy the action with your own soundtrack if you like.

And the action in this Extra Chilli game comes in the form of cascading reels and that extra row of symbols that shows up on every spin.

Cascading reels with an added row for even more wins

And much like their Bonanza slot, Big Time Gaming have added them in here to spice up your spins. If you get a win those symbols making up that win explode and more drop down from above. Or in the case of the extra reel, slide in from the right.

What is this Extra Reel? Well, it’s a reel that shows up below reels 2, 3, 4 and 5, adding an few extra symbol to the wins.

It’s what helps make such huge Megaways to win and also enhances your chances at making a winning bet line.

Are the Extra Chilli slot free spins tasty?

There are two ways in which you can trigger the free spins. The first is in the usual slot way by finding 3 or more bonus scatters in the shape of H O T symbols across the 6 reels.

The second is by buying what is a called a Feature Drop. This effectively means you pay extra to trigger the free spins.

We personally would wait for the free spins to trigger in around 100 – 150 base game spins because the wins we’ve experienced from this feature have never quite paid back the cost of buying them.

When you do buy or trigger the free spins you’ll be given the chance to collect or gamble your 8 free spins to try and get more by spinning a wheel.

Again if you’re feeling lucky by all means try to get more, but we’ve only ever ended up walking away empty from this feature.

Start the free spins and the fiesta rolls into the night

With each win you get rewarding you with an extra win multiplier. This win multiplier will continue to increase on every win, be it a spin win or on each consecutive cascade win.

That means by the time your last free spin come you could have 10x or 20x multiplier to enjoy.

Don’t get your hopes up for big wins though. Yes, they are possible with 10,000x your bet available on a single spin, but more likely you’ll walk away from the free spin bonus with around 20x – 50x your bet.

Extra Chilli slot online packs a punch

Available to play as the Extra Chilli mobile slot or online slot, these 6 reels with megaways and cascading reels is for those who liked the previous Bonanza slot by Big Time Gaming.

Not for slot beginners but more tailored to experienced gamblers, it has a decent 96.15% plus Return to Player rate.

Let’s not forget those cascading reels and varying ways to win add some excitement to the base game.

The free spins are hard to catch, but if you’re impatient and feeling flush you can always buy them using the feature drop, but we wouldn’t recommend it if you want to come out on top.

A video slot game that’s full of potential, but only if you’re lucky enough to line up the right symbols, with the right ways to win and the right big multiplier.

Needless to say, the big wins always feel just out of grasp. Still, if you are feeling brave, you should goo see how spicy your wins will be at one our recommended casino site.

Or sticky with a more classic slot like Pirates Charm if you don’t feel like you can handle the heat.